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#514009 color: Roman Bronze

#514009 is rgb(81, 64, 9) in RGB and oklch(37.934% 0.07217 90.139) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

37.9%
0.072
90°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • olive-700
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #514009

#514009 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 37.9% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.06:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Roman Bronze (#514100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #514009 mixed with white

  1. 514009
  2. 615125
  3. 71633d
  4. 827554
  5. 92886b
  6. a49b82
  7. b5ae9a
  8. c7c2b3
  9. dad6cc
  10. eceae5

Darker: #514009 mixed with black

  1. 514009
  2. 453607
  3. 3a2d05
  4. 2f2403
  5. 241b02
  6. 1a1301
  7. 100b01
  8. 070500
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #514009 with less saturation

  1. 514009
  2. 504013
  3. 4e411b
  4. 4d4121
  5. 4b4127
  6. 4a422c
  7. 484231
  8. 474235
  9. 45423a
  10. 44423e

Questions about #514009

What color is #514009?

#514009 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Roman Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(81, 64, 9), in HSL hsl(45.83, 80%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.934% 0.07217 90.139).

What colors go well with #514009?

The complementary color of #514009 is #334069. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e3815 and #3d4817. The triadic partners are #004c57 and #583354.

Is white or black text more readable on #514009?

White text reads better on #514009: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #514009 a warm or cool color?

#514009 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 37.9% and its chroma 0.072.